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Overview

The 2-year Master International Public Health (Extension) / Master of Public Health dual program is an innovative approach to postgraduate health education enabling candidates to specialise in public health in international developing country contexts as well as Australia and other developed countries. The dual program meets a well-recognised need to … For more content click the Read More button below. The Master of International Public Health (MIPH) is recognised as a sought after qualification in international health. Many graduates of MIPH or similar programs have found employment with international aid organisations. The MIPH (Extension) will provide an opportunity for high achieving students to extend their studies by completing additional courses and a research project in international public health. The Master of Public Health (MPH) is widely recognised as essential for a career in population health, including health promotion, primary health care, policy formulation, research, and management of health programs. Graduates of the dual MIPH (Extn) / MPH program are equipped with specialised professional knowledge and skills to work in health departments, with non-government organisations, and with international and bi-lateral aid agencies both internationally and in Australia. The program cultivates sophisticated knowledge and skills in public health that can be applied to a broad range of highly complex population health issues in local and global settings including resource constrained, middle income and developed countries. Graduates acquire a complex body of multidisciplinary knowledge of public health including epidemiology, biostatistics, social determinants of health, health promotion, population health research methods, and health program and policy design, implementation and evaluation. The program fosters judgment-ready critically reflexive practitioners who are able to contribute to improving public health outcomes in diverse settings drawing on a global health perspective.

Learning Outcomes

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Demonstrate strong socio-cultural and political awareness of the diverse cultural settings, entities and policy agendas influencing global health and critically analyse complex and interrelated factors shaping health trends at local, national and international levels, as well as globally.
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Integrate and apply advanced knowledge and skills to protect the health of populations and prevent communicable and non-communicable diseases using epidemiological methods and contemporary theories and techniques relevant to local, international and global health priorities and settings.
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Critically appraise the health promotion needs of communities and/populations and determine effective interventions drawing on contemporary approaches and available evidence.
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Interpret and apply research and research-based methods to inform public health and international public health questions, priorities, policy and practice across a diverse range of contexts.
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Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex population-related data and issues to plan and execute strategies, policy, projects and programs informed by current theoretical debates, techniques and practices relevant to local and international public health issues and contexts.
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Demonstrate multidisciplinary ways of working and high level skills in communicating, working in teams and advocacy to enhance public health outcomes within local and international health settings and the wider global context.
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Demonstrate sophisticated cultural awareness and a global perspective for working productively as public health professionals in local, national and international public health communities, agencies and settings.
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Demonstrate capacity to engage in scholarly inquiry, ethical commitment and critical reflective practice for informing professional practice in public health in local and international public health contexts.
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Identify and critically appraise research literature in an area of international public health and determine research question/s and appropriate methodologies to address these question/s.
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Demonstrate ability to plan and execute a scholarly international public health research-based project using relevant methodologies for contributing understanding to the field within the specific area of research
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Graduate Capabilities

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Program Structure
96 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 96 UOC as a standalone program.

1. Compulsory courses - 24 UOC
2. International Public Health prescribed elective courses - 18 UOC
3. Prescribed elective courses - 30 UOC
4. Extension research project and elective courses - 24 UOC

Core Courses

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

PHCM9605
6 UOC
International Health
PHCM9041
6 UOC
Foundations in Public Health and Health Care Systems
PHCM9498
6 UOC
Epidemiology and Statistics for Public Health
PHCM9012
6 UOC
Health Promotion and Social Perspectives of Health

Specialisation Requirements

Students may complete the MIPH (extension) with the following specialisation:

PHCMFS
30 UOC
Infectious Diseases Control

Academic Practice: International Students

Students from non-English speaking countries who have not previously completed a degree in Australia or other English speaking country are also required to take the core course PHCM9100 Academic Practice in their first semester. This course is also available to all other students to assist in gaining maximum benefit from their study, particularly if returning to study after a long break. The course is offered at no charge to students and does not contribute to the UOC requirements of the degree.

PHCM9100
0 UOC
Academic Practice

International Health Electives

Students must take at least 18 UOC of the following courses.

PHCM9010
6 UOC
Community Development
PHCM9050
6 UOC
Immunisation Policy and Practice
PHCM9108
6 UOC
Program Design and Evaluation
PHCM9132
6 UOC
Applied Research Methods for Public Health
PHCM9443
6 UOC
Health Economics & Finance for Developing Countries
PHCM9522
6 UOC
Politics, Surveillance and Public Health
PHCM9606
6 UOC
Reproductive, Maternal and Children's Health
PHCM9609
6 UOC
Rural and Remote International Health
PHCM9612
6 UOC
Environmental Health
PHCM9622
6 UOC
The Global HIV Epidemic: Social Aspects and Impacts
PHCM9662
6 UOC
Health Aspects of Crises, Emergencies and Disasters
PHCM9782
6 UOC
Infectious Diseases Challenges: Epidemiology and Control
PHCM9783
6 UOC
Communicable Disease Control in Humanitarian Emergencies and Disasters
PHCM9784
6 UOC
Tropical Disease Control
PHCM9786
6 UOC
Global Approaches to Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Cancer Prevention
PHCM9787
6 UOC
Infection Prevention and Control in the Healthcare Setting
PHCM9788
6 UOC
Infectious Diseases Intelligence
PHCM9789
6 UOC
Bioterrorism and Health Intelligence

PRESCRIBED ELECTIVES

Students must take at least 30 UOC, up to a maximum of 48 UOC of the following courses.

Students may also apply to the Program Director to be allowed to replace up to 12 UOC of prescribed course electives with a 6 UOC Independent Study (PHCM9103) or 6 UOC Internship (PHCM9143).

EXTENSION PROJECT AND COURSEWORK ELECTIVES

Students must take one of the following options to complete the extension component of their program (24UOC):
- 6 UOC research project and 3 additional prescribed elective courses (18 UOC); or
- 12 UOC research project and 2 additional prescribed elective courses (12UOC); or
- 18 UOC major research project and 1 additional prescribed elective course (6 UOC).

Part-time students can complete the 12 UOC Project (PHCM9144) part time by enrolling in PHCM9145 (6 UOC) in two consecutive terms or the 18 UOC Major Project (PHCM9150) by enrolling in PHCM9151 (9UOC) in two consecutive terms or PHCM9152 (6 UOC) in three consecutive terms.

PHCM9148
6 UOC
Minor Project
PHCM9144
12 UOC
Project
PHCM9150
18 UOC
Major Project

MAJOR PROJECT MATURITY REQUIREMENT

Students must have completed 48 UOC comprising PHCM9605, PHCM9012, PHCM9498, at least three international public health elective courses and two additional prescribed electives with a minimum WAM of 65 before taking any of the following courses. The elective courses can include PHCM9041.

PHCM9150
18 UOC
Major Project
PHCM9151
9 UOC
Major Project
PHCM9152
6 UOC
Major Project

Enrolment Disclaimer

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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

For more information about admission requirements for various UNSW programs, visit the following website(s):
Domestic Students
International Student

Related Programs

Related Programs

Master of International Public Health - MIPHMaster of Public Health - MPH9043 - Int Pub Health/Pub Health
Master of Public Health - MPH9045 - Public Health
Master of Public Health (Extension) - MPH(Extn)9046 - Public Health (Extension)
Master of International Public Health - MIPH9048 - International Public Health
Master of International Public Health (Extension) - MIPH (Extn)9051 - International Public Health (Extension)
Master of Health Management (Extension) - MHM(Extn)Master of International Public Health - MIPH9058 - International Public Health / Health Management (Extension)

Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Pathways

Post Graduate

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1835 - Public Health & Community Med

Articulation Arrangements

Master of Public Health - MPH9045 - Public Health
Master of International Public Health - MIPH9048 - International Public Health
Master of International Public Health (Extension) - MIPH (Extn)9051 - International Public Health (Extension)

Recognition of Achievement

Award with Excellence
Current Students Award with Excellence
For more information, please visit the link above.
The Award with Excellence is awarded in coursework masters programs, including Masters (Extension) but with the exception of Masters (Extended) such as JD and MD, when a Weighted Average Mean (WAM) of at least 80% has been achieved and at least 50% of the requirements of the award are completed at UNSW. All eligible programs will award 'with Excellence' except in special circumstances where approval of Academic Board has been given for a program to opt out.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

Domestic Students
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
International Students

Additional Expenses

Students will require access to a computer and internet to be able to complete requirements of the program.

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